Snap
Fewer than 5 people recommend it so far, so there's no written verdict. Here is what commenters said.
1recommend
15warn against
Feb 10, 2026first mention
Oct 19, 2026latest mention
Why people recommend it
“Snap packages are very easy to create”
Caveats and dissent
“Snaps get there but the cold boot time and occasional errors annoy me AF”
“don't mix flatpak with snap. Different technology, I share mixed feelings about snaps.”
Linux user on Debian or older Ubuntu LTSon “Flatpak – An Insecurity Nightmare (2023)”
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“Snap is trash because autoupdate cannot be disabled without code changes”
“closed backend, metastasizing silently, pulling the rug silently under me”
built a Debian derivative distributionon “Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) released”
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Who recommends it in their own words
Threads where it came up
- Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) released 6 mentions
- Flatpak – An Insecurity Nightmare (2023) 3 mentions
- λ Snap – An inviting programming language for kids and adults for CS study 2 mentions
- Upgrade your desktop: Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS is now available 1 mention
- Sovereign Tech Agency invests €500k in Flatpak 1 mention
- Linux 7.1 1 mention
Also written as Snap!. Data: snap.json. Quotes are verbatim; the verdict and theme labels are written by a model from these comments, and every clause links to its sources.
All comments 19
“Snaps get there but the cold boot time and occasional errors annoy me AF”
“don't mix flatpak with snap. Different technology, I share mixed feelings about snaps.”
“Snap is trash because autoupdate cannot be disabled without code changes”
“closed backend, metastasizing silently, pulling the rug silently under me”
“What bugs me the most with snap is that the system insists that I close down e.g firefox or signal, so that it can be updated.”
“These two points together make snap unworkable for me.”
“its design and push as a technology is a deal breaker for me”
“wanting to become the Microsoft of the linux world: Snap, Mir”
“Snap packages are very easy to create”
“I am not the biggest fan of snap but I know how to get around it.”
“they also have libraries of sprites and backgrounds which are pretty useful when we use this with students”
“I've been spending a lot of time with my nephews working on Scratch and Snap.”
“I avoid flatpaks and snaps as much as I can.”
“Snap applications are still not “equal enough” to installed apps.”
“I also dislike Snap and the various other Ubuntu anti-features”
“What should I use if I like Ubuntu but not snap”
“Snap needs to die, it is hurting everybody including canonical”
“SNAP which is only managed and supported by them”
“don't worry about snaps, you don't want them”